The electoral vote map in the link above is based on the 2000 census and many numbers have changed. The first thing I had my children do was compare the numbers to the Wiki state population page and update their maps. It turned out to be an excellent geography lesson. My son knows some of the states, and this activity focused his attention on the rest.

wow! you are teaching your kids a lot more than they learn here in school!! good for you! my kids are interested in current events and the stuff they learn in school is so one sided it is more propaganda than anything!!I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can.the electoral map put many things in perspective for us!

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I am an American mother of three who spent six years living in Germany. Education has always been a primary focus for me. This blog is packed with fun educational activities for kids. Speed! is a skip-counting game I created in 2011 to help kids learn multiplication. In June 2012 my younger daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia, so that topic has quickly taken over a portion of this blog. You can reach me at
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